Dirigible headlight



July 10, 1923.

P. N. ANDRESEN ET AL,

DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT Filed April 5,

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0 all whom, it 2-way concern:

Be it known that we, PETER N. ANDRE-SEN, a citizen of the United States, and PHILLIP J. Jnrrwsr, s subject of Great Britain, re-

it sidiii' at Saeui in the countv of'Marion I v v and biire 01f Uregon, have invented new and useful improvements in Dirigible Heedights, of which the following is e specifica 'tion.

This invention relates to a, tilting light support for automobile headlights and its object is to provide an improved construction oi this nature arranged in such manner to receive and support headlights of varying sizes in such manner that the headlights may be tilted, under the control of the driver and from the drivers seat, to direct light rays downwardly when passingother vehicles.

It is 3 further object of the invention to provide structure of the character indiouted which will be free of objectionable rattling and one wherein the supporting elements of the light serves to rigidly tie the two frontfienders together and-to hold them objectionable vibration.

Fuiofiher objects and advantages oft-he invention will be set forth in the detailed description which follows;

* In the accompanying drewingfi Fig. 1 is front elevation of on entomobile having the invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is :1 partial plan view illustrating one of the lights;

Fig. 3 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in section of the hood and dash. of an automobile showing the invention spplied thereto; and

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view illustrating the manner of mounting the supporting sleeve hereinafter described.

Lil-re numerals designate corresponding parts throughout be several figures of the drawing.

The apparatus constituting the particular embodiment of the invention which we have chosen for purposes of illustration, consists of a rod 5 which extends between and passes through the inclined aprons 6 of the front fenders 7 of an automobile. Nuts 8 end 9 and washers 18 end 11 bind this rod rigidly between'the aprons 6. Thus the. rod is not only firmly supported but the two aprons and lenders are braced with respect to such other and are thereby held against ob'ectionsbievibrstionw' A sleeve 12 is bushe at ported from the dash '25.

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its ends, as indicated at 13, and is mounted to turn on the rod 5. Arms 14, constituting the lamp supporting brackets, are provided with hub portions 15 which encircle the sleeve 12, said hub portions being split and being bound in adjusted position along said sleeve by nuts and bolts 16. Thus, by adjusting the arms 14 of a, pair toward or from each other along the sleeve 12, lamps of varying sizes may be received and supported, it being understood that the upper ends of the arms pass through ears 1? of the lamp 17. To impart turning movement tothe sleeve 12 with respect to the rod 5 to thereby tilt the lamp downwardly when passing another vehicle, a rod 18 is engaged with the upper end of one of the arms 14 and is secured in place by the usual lam retaining nuts 18*. This rod passes throng the radiator, or the shell and is ndjustably bound toia rod 19 by means of a clamp 20. The rear end of to the lower end of a lever 22. The lever 22 is pivoted at 23 to a bracket 24 that is sup- The upper end of the lever 22 is pivoteily connected at 26 the rod 19 is pivoted at 21' to a rod 27 and the rear end of this rod is edjustably connected by a clamp 28 with a,

rod 29. The rear end ofthe rod 29.,is pro-- vided with an operating handle or piece 30 having a notched portion 31Iwhich is adapted to engage with a'keeper-plate 32 mounted upon the instrument board 33. A spring 34 tends to draw the lower end of the lever 22 rearwerdly and thus drew the hendie 30 inwardly to its limited movement. position the lamps ere in now When in this mal position. Inother words iliey eudi'n a position to direct the light rays to a point ahead of the automobile best suited for ordinsry driving. When approaching snoth er vehicle, the driver may, by drawing rearwardly upon the handie 30, tilt the lamps downwardly through the connections described and thus prevent the glare from the lamps from interferin with the vision of a driver approaching rrom the opposite direction.

The several adjustments provided by the clam s 20 and 28 adapt the apparstusto be p coed upon the market as-an accessory and as an article of manufacture, since b reason or these adjustments it may be me; e to fit practically any standard make of euto mobile I it is be understood that the invention is silo wlever 7 end a saris tendin i120 swing- 7 e. V L,

mot limited to the-precise:censtrue biim set ferih but that, 1t includes wltism'iis purview 'v iiiseever changes fairly-come Within either .an adjustable rod eonnected 0 me oz' said braeke'ts, a"1ever adapted to icentmliy pivoted on the dash-heard of the automobile, said afijiistable red being cciizieeted m the iewer end ef said iever manually operable means mzmectedte izheuppezfexid' of saig 5211a.

- mounted on said mod,

brackets adjustebly mczunted on andxp'ro lever 50 es to elevate the fecal exes of the lamps.

2. 2:11 auomoblle headlight; supporting &X1d .t1itlfig mechanism, cempnsmg a rod and means to secure it between the from fenders of the autemeb le a sleeve zotstebiy lamp-supporting iecting upwsrdly i'mm said sleeve, manudilly operable means connected to the upper end of -one 5m brackets, means sidjust the lenggfl'i of Lhe said CGIIHEQBiGD, a spling'tending to pull on said connection,- and defachable means to prevent movement of said conne'cion by said spring.

In iestiznony whereof five have hereunto set our hands. 1

EEETEE misses 3SEN.

PHELLEP J. JEFFWAY. 

